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Orbview-3
American Earth observation satellite. Orbview-3 was launched on June 26, 2003 aboard a Pegasus XL from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Mar 13, 2011).
COSPAR 2003-030ANORAD 27838United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Orbview-3
- International designator
- 2003-030A
- NORAD catalog number
- 27838
- GCAT identifier
- S27838
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/434
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- OrbView
- Owner
- Orbimage
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- OSC McLean
- Platform (bus)
- Leostar-2
Launch
- Date
- June 26, 2003 · 18:53 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-030Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad RW30/12
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 364 km
- Apogee
- 428 km
- Inclination
- 97.28°
- Status
- Deorbited
- Status date
- March 13, 2011
- Last known active
- January 2011
- End of operations
- Mar 13, 2011
Size
- Mass
- 304 kg
- Dry mass
- 250 kg
- Length
- 1.9 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 3.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497500 (CC0).